Engagement: Evonda & Andre – Montgomery, Alabama

This wasn’t your typical engagement session, because technically, Evonda and Andre were already married! But since they had a private ceremony, they decided to plan a “wedding” reception 6 months later for their friends and family to celebrate with them (which is why they needed me :)). So even though they were beyond the “engaged” point, we did the engagement session anyway so we could have a chance to work together before the big party day, where we’d be taking all the same pictures I would typically take at a wedding, with the exception of the ceremony.

I’m all about couple who incorporate the things they love into their pictures. They had their first kiss over a game of Connect Four – but they couldn’t find the game to bring it to the session, so they improvised and brought checkers instead. They also brought their dog, Diesel, who was going to make sure he didn’t get left out. At one point during the session, he scared the crap out of me because he started making this hacking noise like he was choking. I was completely confused because Evonda and Andre were totally calm, until I found out that this was not the first time Diesel had made that noise. Turns out, HE FAKES IT to get attention!!! Little stinker. 🙂 It’s kind of hard to get mad at this face though…

…especially when he photobombs their picture!